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1961 Fender Stratocaster guitar with Olympic White finish

1961 Fender Stratocaster Olympic White

The Fender Stratocaster guitars made in 1961 are some of the finest that the company every made since their introduction in 1954. The slab Rosewood fretboards, thin finishes, mint green...
Matty Healy's new Black Gibson ES-330 1966

Matty Healy's Factory Black 1966 Gibson ES-330

This very rare 1966 Gibson ES-330 in original factory Black finish just came through the shop from its second owner. Its third owner is long time Gibson ES-330 guitar player...
1965 Fender Stratocaster in candy apple red metallic finish

Fender Stratocaster 1965 Candy Apple Red Metallic

  This clean 1965 Fender Stratocaster in original Candy Apple Red finish came through the shop earlier this year directly from the daughter of its original owner. It's a fantastic example...
Fender Jazzmaster 1961 in Blond white cream finish with red pickguard

Fender Jazzmaster 1961 Blond

This Fender Jazzmaster 1961 in original white Blond finish came through the shop recently and is a spectacular example of one of my favorite Fender guitars. The yellowed cream white...
Vintage Fender guitars with gold hardware or gold parts. 1960s Fender Jazzmaster and Jaguar guitars.

Fender Guitars with Gold Hardware: Jazzmaster & Jaguar

Some of my favorite 1950s and 1960s Fender guitars are in the very small minority of guitars ordered with the fanciest upgrade offered in Fender's price list: gold hardware. One...
Fender Stratocaster 1964 Foam Green

Fender Stratocaster 1964 Foam Green

  One of the primary goals of any Fender guitar collector, including and especially this author, is to find the best examples of all the colors offered in the custom...
Fender Guitars with Candy Apple Red finish from the 1960s

Fender's Candy Apple Red Metallic Custom Color

  Some of my favorite vintage Fender guitars are the ones finished in a custom color instead of the more common standard colors. Fender introduced a color chart in 1960...
1960 Fender Jazzmaster Black Gold Hardware

1960 Fender Jazzmaster Black with Gold Hardware

  This clean 1960 Fender Jazzmaster electric guitar in custom color Black finish with gold hardware came in from its original owner from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! I'm always a Fender guitar...
Olympic White, Blond, Fender Guitar Custom Colors

Fender's Olympic White and Blond: What's the difference?

  Fender guitars in the 1950s and 1960s were offered in standard finishes (Blond or Sunburst depending on the model), but could also be ordered in a what the catalog...
pre-CBS Fender guitars custom color chart 1964

The pre-CBS Fender custom color chart from 1964!

The pre-CBS Fender Fine Electric Instruments color chart! This color chart is from 1964. I received this rare bit of Fender paper with a 1964 Fender Jaguar that was factory...